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Another way of saying 'definite article', which I personally find more useful.  People use determiners to determine what exactly they are talking about:
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<ul>  <li><u>his</u> cat</li> <li><u>a</u> stray cat</li> <li><u>any</u> cat</li> <li><u>all</u> cats</li> <li><u>no</u> cats</li> <li><u>that</u> fat cat</li> <li><u>these</u> kittens</li> <li><u>those</u> mice</li> <li>...</li>
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=correlative construction=
 
=correlative construction=
 
*The more, the merrier...
 
*The more, the merrier...

Revision as of 11:49, 17 January 2016

definite article

two pronunciations: ðə before a consonant, and ði before a vowel.

The sound ð is often deictic. That means it points to something in the world (or something that's been pointed out earlier in the course of discussion). (digit - doigt - deixis)

e.g. there, them, they, then, this, that, thus, therefore, these, those, thither, whither, etc.

definite determiner

Another way of saying 'definite article', which I personally find more useful. People use determiners to determine what exactly they are talking about:

  • his cat
  • a stray cat
  • any cat
  • all cats
  • no cats
  • that fat cat
  • these kittens
  • those mice
  • ...

correlative construction

  • The more, the merrier...
  • The longer I waited to go to the hospital, the worse it got...